Foreman v. Hinchcliffe

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Monroe, J.

This is a petitory action brought on behalf of three minors, represented by their undertutor, and a fourth, who have been emancipated by marriage, appears in person for the recovery of 516.87 acres of land, situated in the Parish of Acadia, and valued at about $15,000, which the defendant, Hincheliffe, acquired by purchase at tax sale.

The case, as presented by the record, is as follows, to-wit: The land in question was acquired by the plaintiffs December 23, 1889, as the *227result of a partition,' between them and their co-heirs, of the estate…